Travel

New Communication technologies, social exchange and social sustainability

Dr. Frances Hodgson (University of Leeds)

This paper will explore the potential of peer-to-peer technologies and practices of exchange in travel mobility. The development of digital technologies including social sharing and peer-to-peer applications and platforms; and the new mobility afforded by smart phones can support and encourage innovation in social organisation. This paper will outline the interaction of social resource and walking and go on to examine the potential for social organisation and exchange practices around bartering, gifting, favours, hiring, sharing, loaning, borrowing and exchange to change mobility practices. As well as offering a major resource to household’s and individual’s mobility, exchange practices can be supported by and impact on, governance, policies and policy implementations. This paper will conclude by looking at some of the potential for sustainable policy.


Organised by the Environment, Development and Sustainability research cluster as part of the Whitaker Institute 2013 Seminar Series

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